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Happy-go-lucky - Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman, Mike Leigh

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Movie propaganda

Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is an irrepressibly cheerful primary school teacher who won't let anyone or anything get her down. Even when her bicycle, which she so happily rides through the busy streets of London is stolen, her first thought is only: "I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye."

Living with her flatmate Zoe (Alexis Zegerman), Poppy has a gift for making the most of life. Determined to learn to drive, she finds herself matched with Scott (Eddie Marsan), an uptight driving instructor who is everything she is not.

From director Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake) Happy-go-lucky is a laugh-out-loud comedy about having fun, looking for love and getting on with life.

Theatrical propaganda posters

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film comedy UK London life romance single female driving lessons urban

Persons of interest

Sally Hawkins .... Poppy
Alexis Zegerman .... Zoe
Andrea Riseborough .... Dawn
Samuel Roukin .... Tim
Sinead Matthews .... Alice
Kate O'Flynn .... Suzy
Sarah Niles .... Tash
Eddie Marsan .... Scott
Sylvestra Le Touzel .... Heather
Nonso Anozie .... Ezra
Trevor Cooper .... Patient
Philip Arditti
Oliver Maltman .... Jamie
Rebekah Staton
Stanley Townsend .... Tramp
Mike Leigh .... Screenwriter
Mike Leigh .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Happy-go-lucky official movie site
Happy-go-lucky film production notes
Happy-go-lucky QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Berlin International Film Festival 2008: Won: Silver Berlin Bear: Best Actress (Sally Hawkins); Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear (Mike Leigh)
British Independent Film Awards 2008: Won: Best Supporting Actress (Alexis Zegerman), Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Marsan)
Toronto International Film Festival 2008: Screening

Studios and distributors:

Rialto Entertainment

Intelligence analyst

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Theatrical report

Wow, Happy-go-lucky is the perfect title for this film because Poppy is the embodiment thereof. I don't know how Sally Hawkins keeps it up. Meanwhile, Eddie Marsan is completely insane: I was surprised that he didn't just explode all over the screen, leaving a dripping mess to dribble down the walls. Talk about hair-trigger.

Mike Leigh has created a brilliant monster of a film that reaches into your inside bits and jiggles them around. You'll laugh, you'll cringe, you might even cry. See it.

The comedy, UK movie Happy-go-lucky is directed by Mike Leigh and stars Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman.